Jaap Eden baan
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The Jaap Eden baan is an ice rink. It is located in the Watergraafsmeer, a neighbourhood in the east of Amsterdam
. The rink is named after the famous Dutch Ice Skater Jaap Eden
.
It contains a 400-metre lane and an ice hockey
stadium. The stadium is the home of the Amstel Tijgers
, one of the oldest teams in the NIJB Eredivisie ice hockey league.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. The rink is named after the famous Dutch Ice Skater Jaap Eden
Jaap Eden
Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden was a Dutch athlete. He is the only male athlete to has won world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing .- Early life :Jaap Eden was born in Groningen to Johannes Eden and Maria Baale...
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It contains a 400-metre lane and an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
stadium. The stadium is the home of the Amstel Tijgers
Amstel Tijgers
IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan...
, one of the oldest teams in the NIJB Eredivisie ice hockey league.